Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.

Many studies show the importance of adult attachment styles and their impact on social and emotional adaptation in adulthood. However, there is no agreement about whether attachment should be regarded as typological or dimensional, and some authors have proposed reconciling both options, so that adu...

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Autores principales:	Fabia Morales-Vives, Gisela Ferré-Rey, Pere J Ferrando, Misericòrdia Camps
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:98155dc04eb4475b8fead2f92cc3f3212021-12-02T20:19:40ZBalancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0254342https://doaj.org/article/98155dc04eb4475b8fead2f92cc3f3212021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254342https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Many studies show the importance of adult attachment styles and their impact on social and emotional adaptation in adulthood. However, there is no agreement about whether attachment should be regarded as typological or dimensional, and some authors have proposed reconciling both options, so that adult attachment styles can be assessed more accurately and realistically. In this study we have adopted this comprehensive view and used Factor Mixture Analysis, the most appropriate model for assessing this mixture view. More specifically, we attempted to determine the nature and types (if any) of attachment styles that can be assessed with the Adult Attachment Questionnaire (CAA), using this mixture view. A total of 515 adults from Spain took part, with ages between 18 and 56 years old. In addition to the CAA questionnaire, they completed the Parental Bonding Instrument and the emotional stability subscale of the Overall Personality Assessment Scale. On the basis of the CAA scores, the results show that only two profiles-insecure attachment and normal-range-can be univocally differentiated. Furthermore, the results of a full multiple-group structural model show that each of these profiles has a different pattern of validity relations with the external variables maternal care, maternal overprotection and emotional stability. These differential validity results reinforce the general hypothesis that two differentiated clusters of individuals can be distinguished on the basis of the responses to the CAA items.Fabia Morales-VivesGisela Ferré-ReyPere J FerrandoMisericòrdia CampsPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254342 (2021)
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description	Many studies show the importance of adult attachment styles and their impact on social and emotional adaptation in adulthood. However, there is no agreement about whether attachment should be regarded as typological or dimensional, and some authors have proposed reconciling both options, so that adult attachment styles can be assessed more accurately and realistically. In this study we have adopted this comprehensive view and used Factor Mixture Analysis, the most appropriate model for assessing this mixture view. More specifically, we attempted to determine the nature and types (if any) of attachment styles that can be assessed with the Adult Attachment Questionnaire (CAA), using this mixture view. A total of 515 adults from Spain took part, with ages between 18 and 56 years old. In addition to the CAA questionnaire, they completed the Parental Bonding Instrument and the emotional stability subscale of the Overall Personality Assessment Scale. On the basis of the CAA scores, the results show that only two profiles-insecure attachment and normal-range-can be univocally differentiated. Furthermore, the results of a full multiple-group structural model show that each of these profiles has a different pattern of validity relations with the external variables maternal care, maternal overprotection and emotional stability. These differential validity results reinforce the general hypothesis that two differentiated clusters of individuals can be distinguished on the basis of the responses to the CAA items.
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author	Fabia Morales-Vives Gisela Ferré-Rey Pere J Ferrando Misericòrdia Camps
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title	Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.
title_short	Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.
title_full	Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.
title_fullStr	Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.
title_full_unstemmed	Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.
title_sort	balancing typological and dimensional approaches: assessment of adult attachment styles with factor mixture analysis.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Balancing typological and dimensional approaches: Assessment of adult attachment styles with Factor Mixture Analysis.

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